diff --git a/test/api.sh b/test/api.sh
index e16b6b2..0cf09ae 100755
--- a/test/api.sh
+++ b/test/api.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ reload
 
 ./api -i troglobit -p
 sleep 2
-ps fax |grep -A2 syslogd
 grep "troglobit - MSGID - ${MSG}" "${LOGV1}" || (echo "== ${LOGV1}"; tail -10 "${LOGV1}"; echo "== ${LOG}"; tail -10 "${LOG}"; cat "${CONFD}/v1.conf"; FAIL "Cannot find troglobit")
 
 print "Phase 4 - Verify RFC5424 API with logger(1)"
diff --git a/test/fwd.sh b/test/fwd.sh
index 9ad0ba3..d7ec058 100755
--- a/test/fwd.sh
+++ b/test/fwd.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ setup2 -m0 -a 127.0.0.2:* -b ":${PORT2}"
 print "TEST: Starting"
 
 ../src/logger -t fwd -p ntp.notice -u "${SOCK}" -m "NTP123" "${MSG}"
-sleep 3
+sleep 3  # Allow message to be received, processed, and forwarded
 grep "fwd - NTP123 - ${MSG}" "${LOG2}" || FAIL "Nothing forwarded."
 
 OK